We will be going three times in 2013. We were very lucky this year and will be getting an annual pass in December which will be used 20 days over the course of the year. For the purposes of the "cost" of tickets per trip I figured out the per-day cost for our tickets.

2013 Trips:

March 25-28 Spring Break Flower and Garden Festival
(This was originally not planned, but I had Southwest credits that would expire... so DH agreed to do a Flower and Garden trip.)

Total 3782!!! Ran the same trip for March and it was 2000K more...granted we would need a 5th airline ticket then, but still....Im very impressed to get a week at Disney for a fam of 5 for under 4000K!!

Total 3782!!! Ran the same trip for March and it was 2000K more...granted we would need a 5th airline ticket then, but still....Im very impressed to get a week at Disney for a fam of 5 for under 4000K!!

Kecia

so am i-our trip next august is nearly 4 times that!

"oh my gosh, i've just done the calculation and i knew it was a lot-but i'm shocked

have not shared with anyone else-dh has a "rough" idea -so here it goes-

3 adults, 1 child (16)

17 nights at pofq (august) and 14 nights also booked for the same period at a townhouse as we like the disney perks (emh,free qsdp) but also the space (3 bedrooms,living area, kitchen, 3 bathrooms,laundry) a villa/townhouse provides.

We are traveling to POR January 26-30 (4 nights). Three adults, three days in the parks (non-parkhopper), S/P/D program, ME bus (no car rental)...

Air: $594
POR S/P/D: $1767
Total: $2361

We will minimize purchases of trinkets and non-dining plan food. I did receive a $50 gift card for signing up for the Disney credit card, which we will use for something fun.

A couple other thoughts... I don't think the Parkhopper tickets have any value for us. We would need to walk back to the the park entrance, take a bus or monorail to another park, then walk in. Seems like a lot of wasted time, and tired feet. Any it costs extra to do this... strange.

Also, Disney packages default to a park ticket for every day of your trip. Although the extra days may not cost much, we have never had enough time on our arrival or departure days to visit a park. Getting to the hotel, checking-in, exploring the resort, swimming in the pool, Downtown Disney, and eating dinner give us plenty to do.

Someday I'd like to have a few extra days at the resort just to relax. Maybe volunteer at GKTW!

RT air from BDL to MCO $30 (using Southwest points)
POR 7 nts, standard view $969 (got a PIN for 35% off RO). Paid the deposit of $134.00-$28 left over Disney Rewards that are about to expire so $106 OOP. The rest will be covered with credit card points.
Meals/souvies $0. I have a combo of disney rewards, gift cards, and credit card points to cover all dining and extras (approx $1300).
Tickets from YES program estimated at $750 for 6 day PH/WPFM.